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A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
7/15
7/15:
A Caribbean Mystery is like any typical murder mystery movie: create a list of suspects, keep me in the
dark for as long as possible, throw out a lot of red herrings for the purpose of confusion, and wait until the very last minute to
solve the mystery with a detailed explanation of who, how, why, when, and with what.
Truman Capote's character said it the best in Murder by Death: "You've tricked and fooled your readers for years.
You've tortured us all with surprise endings that made no sense. You've introduced characters in the last five pages that
were never in the book before. You've withheld clues and information that made it impossible for us to guess who did it."
In other words, it's no fun to watch A Caribbean Mystery.
All in all, memo to Hollywood: when doing a murder mystery movie, be sure to throw a bone or two, so I can feel
involved with solving the case.